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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-08-06
COAST ITEMS.

Grass Valley has had FIVE fires in two
| days.
Skilled and unskilled labor Is In demand
at San Diego.
John Powers fatally stabbed Daniel Nolan
at Walla Walla, w. T., Tuesday.
A c0lored man has been arrested at San
Jacinto for killing miner.
Nelly Taylor, the love.sick Santa Rosa
maiden who attempted suicide, is declared
insane.
The jury to try Mrs. Roselle, the Los
Angeles vitrol ,hrower, was fully completed
yesterday.
Artesian wateris being bored for at Huron,
and if it is found a large amount Of land will
be reclaimed.
Pete Olsen, the Napa murderer. is again
arrested in Washington Territory, this time
at Hoods Canal.
H. B. Weston. the Fresno postofice thief
is in Jail at Los Angeles, not being able to
secure S., 900 bail.
Mrs. Moore and John Black Of Woodland
assert that they will marry in spite Of ali
the opposition on the part Of her children
A young man murdered his deceased
fathers widow at Paso del Norte to obtain,
under the Mexican law, q share Of the ess
tate.
Marion Bagley, who was killed by the;
Sheriff of Globe A, T., Monday, had an un.
savory reputation as horse thief and express
robber.
Victoria, B. c., ID determined thar the
China steamers shall stop at its port to and
from the Orient. Hitherto the vessels have
ignored Victoria. 80, ..,.
The Governor Of California has offered q
reward Of $2So for the arrest and conviction
OF Sim yelling. who shot and killed L. v.
II. Stafford, near Willows, Colssa county, or
the 7Sth ult.
The Gentifes claim to have made great
advances in the election in Utah last Mon
day. They have elected four representatives
to the Legislature, and this is the largest
number they have ever succeeded in scout
ing.
F. Aalb Bartlett the baggage sesht Gt
Victoria, B. c.. disclaims all previ0us kAowls
edge that the trunks shipped on the bark Are.
turus contained OPIUM. The trunks were
represented TO contain books. The name Of
the shipper was Gner.
Francisco Calzada murdered his divorced
wife at Los Angeles Wednesday because, as
he said. she was going to the bad, and hav-
ing two girl children which the Court had
placed in her keeping, the husband claimed
she would eventually ruin them.
! J. d. Spreckles is IN San Diego for the
purpose, It is stated, Of obtaining informa.
tioA concerning the desirability Of that place
for port of call for Australian steamers,
Spreckels is going to New Zealand soon, and
he desires to place San Diego's advantages
properly before the authorities.
A small-sized battle occurred last Satuf.
day ON an island in the middle of the Colur.
bia river, opposite Pilot Rock, used as q
seining ground for salmon by George Elfoes
and Charles Woods. Each employed several
men but the latter was driven of with twor
of his force wounded. Elliott tefes the lsw
| officers,
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OgsTTU AR

Wilbert A. Ferguson was bern April
2, 1855, and died Nov. %, 1887, in the
/ 36th year of his age. He United with
the VI. L. Church on probation at Iles-
boro, the 27th of last February. He
was baptized and received into full
/ connection with the church on the 2Sth
OF August. From that time he attend-
ed public worship as often as health
would permit, ana lived faithful chris
tian life.
During his long illness he had a
strong desire to regain his health. as
he had much to live Tor, but he said,
the will of the Lord be done
When death drew near. and he was
asked about tie state of his mind and
soul, he said it was all right. he FELT
that the Lord saved him, and he was
ready 10 go. When in the grasp of
death. his wife said to him, You are
going home 10 live with Jesus" TO which
he replied yes" which WAS his last
word. Near noon, on the 26th of No
vember, his short earthly career closed.
which we trust was only transfer from
the Church ON earth to the Church il.
Heaven.
he leaves vile and two little chill
dren, and many other friends who
mourn their loss, and We believe he has
Joined mother, sister and many 9TH
ers in a better woIld-
After an appropriate Funeral sermon
preached by Rev. j. +. Williams; in
the Ilesboro NJ. N. Church to large
Nov, 2S, TIE remains
were laid 10 rest in the cemetery 10
await the resurrection morn. -
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ARelne for LUns ID iseases


Mr.. Robert Newton, late presi
dent of the Eclectric. College. OF
New York, and formerly of Gin
cinnaii. o., used DIR. William
Halls Balsam very extensively
in his practice, as many of his pa
tlents now living. and restored 10
health by the use of this Inval-
liable medicine, can amply testi-
y. He said that so good a rem
dy ought to be prescribed freely
by every physician as sovereign
remedy in all cases of lung dis
eases. 1t cures Consumption. and
has no equal in PICTORIAL COM
plants.
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at the White House, and how the Attain,

at the White House, and how the affair.
OF the Treasury. the State and Wal
Departments, etc, nre conducted Jo-
seph oBrien. well known Australia
journalist. will describe "The Great
Isl nd Cont nent"; Elizabeth Robin
Pennel will tell Of London Christmas
Pantomines' (Alice in Wonderland
etc. J; John Burroughs will write Mead.
ow and Woodland, Talks with Young
Folks, etc etc. Mrs. Bnrnett's short
serial will be. the editor Says, worthy
successor TO her famous "Little Lord
Fauntleroy," which appeared in St.
Nicholas.
Eg- Why not try ST. Nicholas this
year for the young people in the house?
Begin with !the November number.
Send us $500. or subscribe through
booksellers and newsdealers. The
Century Co. 33 Eas' 18th St. New Yovk.
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ST. NICHOLAS.
FOR VOVNG FOLKS.

n INCE its first issue in 1873, III,
~ magazine has maintained. will
- undisputed recognition. the posii
it took in the beginning-that of teins
the most excellent juvenile periodioa a
ever printed. The best known names
in literature were on its list of contrib
utors from the start-Bryant, LongieI-
low, Thomas Hughes, George Melon
aid. Bret Harte, Bayard Taylor. Francis
Hodgsou Burnett, James 7. Fields. j.
g. Whittier indeed the list is so long
that it would be easier to tell he few
authors of note who have not contribu-
ted to the word child magazine"
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BUCKLEN'S ARNICA
SAI,NE

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is guaranteed to give perfect salts
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20 cents per box. For sale by +.
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BENTON'S HAIR GROWER

All who are Bald, all who are
becoming Bald, all who do not want
To be Bald all who are troubled with
Dandruff, or Itching of the scalp.
should use Benton's Bair grower
Eighty per cent. of those using it
have grown hair. 1t never fails to
stop the hair from falling Through
sickness and fevers the HAIR some
lines falls off in short time, and
although The person may have re-
mained bald for years. if you use
Ben,on's Hair Grower according to
directions you are sure of growth
of Hair on those who have been
bald aud glazed for years. We
have fully subdtanilated the follow.
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We grow Hair in every case no
matter how long bald.
Unlike other preparations ii con-
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1t IS "a specific for falling hair,
dandrulf, aud itching of the scalp.
The Hair Grower is a hair food
ard its composition is almost ex-
hctly like the oil which supplies the
hair with its vitality.
If your druggists have not got
We will send it prepaid on receipt
price.
BENTON HAIR GROWER Co.
Cleveland, o.
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English SPAWN Llniment re-
moves all Hard. Soft, or CaIlous-
ed Lumps and Blemishes from hor-
ses, Blood SPAWN, Curbs. Splints,
Sweeney. Sifes. Sprains. Sore and
Swollen Throat, Coughs. etc. Save
$50 by use of one bottle. War
ranted. Sold by f. HARRINGTON,
Druggist, Logan. Ohio.
Aug 4, ST. yr.
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"rrairs run daily. tDai'y except Sunday.
A,It:ains between Cincinnati and Col
unIbus run through without change OF &C. rs
connecting IN the Union Depot will all di-
yerging lines.
The Ia: t E p ess leaving Cinc!nnatii at
7:l5 D. M, is solid train TO Pittsburgh via
Wheeling. sleeping car alta acied-
The train leaving ColCm bus ct $50 q. NJ.
iias sleeping car from Pittsburgh To Circin-
natl.
The train lea Ing Cincinnati s go a. .'Tu
has through coach 10 Coluulbrs and Pitts
bugh and connects at Columbus with
sleeping cars to baltimore and ChieahO.
The train leaving Columbus at 500 p NJ
has through coach rom Pittsburgh anc
!.oIumbu to Cincinnati, and connrefss al
Columbus with sleeping ears from Balii-
mors and Chicago.
). p. PEABODY, We EGPi k2P.
Genl Supt- Genl Pass st.
Columbus. o. ColLmhus.O
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trains leave Wheeling for ST. Clairsville
except Sunday.
Accomm dation leaves GAINESVILLE at $50
a. m, daily, except Sunday. and arrives at
columbus ut s:5o u. m, Cincinnan NJ l2:i5
p. IN.
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Express
leaves Pittsburgh l0:55 p. IN. I; arriving at
Cincinnnti. ll:05 n. III. This train runs
Sundays Unly.
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SKIN Success Ointment proper
ly used will quickly cure
or Scalp disease. Skin Succ
precrvcs the healthy act ion
Skisn.
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r.ree Bottles Cure catnrrh.

ELI ROBBINS. RupHGn p. o., Columbia Co..
Pa, says: My daughter had catarrh when
she was five years old. very badly. | saw DIR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro-
cured a bottle for her, and soon saw that ie
helped her; Il third bottle effected n perma-
nent cure. She is now eighteen years old and
sound and hearty
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UNITED STATES HISTORY,
F. NJ. GORDON. Examiner.

What the London Company? When it organized
and for v hat purposes
When where did the Dutch first settle in From
whose voyages did this settlement result?
:he first settlers of jamestown and Plymouth
4. What the Ohio Company What "A object?
s. Who What connection did he have Will
the American Revolutions
g. What the Monroe Doctrines Why calleds
T. the Presidential candidates "Centenna
year." and electoral Gid each receive?
What State is called the Moher of Pesdents9 Name
Presidents chosen from it.
Quote from President Lncon In
augura address.
TO- Describe the affair with the British steamer,
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An Undoubted BLESSING

About thirty years ago a prolr.
lnent physician by the name o.
DIR. William Hall discovered. or
produced after long experiment
al research, a remedy for The dis
eases Of the throat. chess sn,+
lungs. which was of such wondss
fnl efficacy that il soon gained :
wide reputation in this country
The name of Tins medicine is Cr
VA. HALLS BALSAM F0E
TIE LUNGS, and may he ssfaiv
relied on asa speedy and pnsi,i, 3
cure for coughs, colds, sore lhrosS
etc.
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Single Subscription, 81 a gear.
ALL POSTAGE PRE- PAID.
THE POST
PislSl ursh, Pa,

Itch, Mango and Scratches of
every kind on human or animals
cured in 80 minutes by WOolfnrd' s
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails
Sold by F. HARRINGTON. Druggist,
Logan, o. Aug 4, '97 i yr.
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EAST BOUND.

"Tralns run daily. tDaily except Sun
,iay. ID lily excest Saturday.
Accom- mediation leaves SIndusky at 200
p. m. daily, except Sunday, and arrives at
co umbus 7:i0 p. III.
Accommodation leaves Newark at 500 a.
m, daI Ily. except Sunday Arrive AT tZanes-
vile at 5:i9; Wheeling 9:3j; Pittsburg /: O
p. M.
Accommodation leaves Columbus at 4:s55
p. n. Arrives nt GAINESVILLE 1-05 p. m, daily
except Sunday.
Accommodation leaves Columbus at OO
a. m, dgiiy, except Sunday. Arrives ut
III.
Sleeping and Dining Cars on all Through
Trains.
c. X LORD, W. f. REPPERT,
GeII Pass Agent, Div Pass AGENT,
Baltimore, Nd Columbus, o.
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ECZEMA OF FACE, scalp or
body speedily cured by the unfail
ing Skin Success Ointment. The
purity of Skin maintained BY Skin
Success Soar.
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USE only skin-success soap,
which is approved by Physicians as
pure, non irritant and healing.
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.Consian.,y Hawking a,,a sci.,inc.n

THOMAS ]. RUSHING, Esq, s5C3 Pine Street,
81. Louis. No.. writes: - was great sufferer
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and splitting, and for the Inst ciyht months
could not breathe through the nostrls.
thought nothing could be done for me. Luck
fly, was advised to try DIR. SagcS Catarrh
Remedy. and am now q well man. I believe
it to be the only su=c ronedy for catarrh now
manufactured, and one has only to give it O
fair trial TO experience astounding results and
u permanent cure
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TEE CaHETG EEaR Or ST.
NIcXokaS.

The fifteenth year begins with tie
number for November, 1887, and the
publishers can announce: Serial and
Short Stories by Mrs. Francis Hodgson
Burnett, Frank r. Stockton, II. II.
Boyesen. Joel Chandler Harris, J. I.
Trowbridre. Col. Richard NJ. Johnston.
Louisa NJ. Alcott, Professor Alfred d
CIurch, William III. Rideing, Wash
inston GLADDEN., Har let Prescott Sprf-
ford, Amelia r. Barr. Francis Courie-
nay Baylor. Harriet Upton and many
Others Edmund Alton will write
series of papers on the Routine Of the
Eepublic, how tie President works
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ARITHMETIC.
[TDrE-2 h.
B. 81. ALLEN, Examiner.

[TDfE-2h
What parts exist every problem proportion? What
compound proportion?
How pencils must be bought for ST. that 20 may be
gained by selling them for cent
g. The past oil of the time past midnight find
the time.
by paying note 20 days before maturity saved s2
interest: what the face. interest 6%
Ii lbs Of coffee worth lbs of and lbs of tea
worth II lbs Of what 19 lbs of 4 lbs of
coffee cost 4S cents?
difference longitude between Cincinnati and London is
deg 90 min. at certain lime, much past
London lacked of Cincinnati: what time then
ut Cncinnatis
A, B. and Z. bought farm for $2250 of which paid $72
than and 1851 less than c. What did each pay
g. company insured block of buildings for $l50000 4.
but the risk being great reinured $4,000 in another
pany M and s3 900 another company 45. BOW much
premium did receive more than it paids
What will be the cost for draft of $500 payable As
after sight exchange being AZ discount and interest 1872
What must be divided @. ID, and E. that
may have $500 than and much G, three hs
much as DE-
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THEORY IND PRACTICE.
J. W. FILING, Examiner.

j. W. FILING, Examiner
What does the Theory and Practice of teaching embrace
2. Stale how you conduct recitation.
Name the faculties of the mind and which develop first
4 What proper punshmens2 Improper punishmenis?
5. What is supplementary reading" in schools2
Write, at least five lines a specimen of your penmanIp
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aUnsoId Agony from, Catarrr,..

Prof. ". HAUsNER, the famous mesnerist.
of Ithaca, ". Y, writes: "SoInc ten years ago
/ suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
eatarrh; My family physician gave me up as
such bud one, that every day, towards SUM-
set, my voice would become so hoarse / could
barely speak above G whisper. In the morning
my coughing ard clearing Of my throat would
almost straESlc me. By the use of DR.. Sages
Catarrh Remedy, in three months, was q wei,
man. and the cure has been permanent"
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ST. NICHOLAS IN ENGLAND

Ii is not alone in America that ST.
NICHOLAS has made its great sue
cess. The London Times says: ut is
ABOVE anything we produce in the same
line" The Scotsman says: There
is no magazine that can successfully
comoete with it.
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oh fXOINS Vk CA sh.-DuU,
heavy headache, obstruction of the nasal
into the throat, sometimes profuse, watery,
aid acrid, ct others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
puruient, bloody and putrid; the eyes are
in the ears. deafness, backing or coughing to
clear the throat. expectoration Of offensive
matter, together with scabs from ulcers; tho
breath is Offensive; smell and taste are i'm
paired; there is q sensation of dizziness, with
mental depression hacking cough and gen.
symptoms are likely to be present in any one
ceSe. Thousands of cases annuf'ly, without
manifesting half of the above symptoms rc-
suit i'll consumption, and end in the grayo
No disease is so common, more deceptive and
dangerous, or less understood by physicians.
by its mild, soothing, and healing properties
cases of Catarrb, "cold in the heads
COryZa, and Catarrhal Headache.
Sold by druggists everywhere; 50 cents
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GEOGRAPHY.

/. Give the Geography OF Ohio from your own topic.
g Name five proofs of the roundiy of The earih
g. Name the five largest cities in the United States in order
their size
f. Explain in full, the rlein land and sea breezes
The climatic and mathematical zones the same! Ii no;
whys
6. Locate the rainess regions of the world.
divided their as 10 their condition
Name the political divisions Europe and describe which
has coas2
g. each if the earths axis mad
IN angle of 45 degrees with the plain of IFS orbit?
Draw of Hooking courty locating each township
princip streams and towns.
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the tptIoR,,MARY MApEs DoesE,

suthor of q" Hans Brinker or. The Sill
yer Skates" and other popular books
for young folks-too, has remarkably
faculty for knowing and entertaining
children. Under her skilled leadership
ST. NICHOLAS brings to thousands of
homes on both sides of the wafer knowl-
edge and delight.
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SCU1li UOUN
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ORTHOGR.APHY Y

B. II. ALLEN, Examiner.
l. What is diacrical spelling2
2. Define articulation, pronunciation, accent.
8. Affx ing e die, vie, and ed TO try, shy, and
Give words illustrating the several sounds of and mark them
with the proper diacrtics
:-umbrage metaphor petulant, codfy execrae nit
timus.
Spell correctly -kueas coae kirurery poonaze, goteen
woosted, fasseen shampane, vermilyun. paglng
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faxes.
The law declares That charged
p
that
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when
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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-02
The Old, Simple Ways

From large section of the cultivat-
ed world comes lament over the fail.
ure of culture for cultures sake. "The
old was BETTER" cry these malcontents:
1.-THE old faith. the old simplicity, the
old love between man and man. We
are cultivated. we are weary of
every thing. We wonder at nothing,
doubt STILES our doing; there is fam
inc in our heart, and barrenness is
come upon our brains Well, then.
why not return to the old paths. since
these are better? Why not come back
to the child's faith in God our Father,
and in Christ who redeemed US? Why
not take up again the clearest duties Of
life-the self-sacrifice of love, the
kindly offices of neighborliness? The
way to faith and life is always open:
If any man willeth to do His will, he
shall know of the teaching, whether il
be of God" THUS saith the Lord.
Stand We in the ways and see, and ask
for the old paths, where is the good
way. and walk there in, and We shall
find rest for your souls.-S.-S. Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-02
WORLDLY ADVICE.

Cases Where Cheerful Giving Is Far More
Profitable Than Lending.
My boy, when you meet good
hearted. genial fellow, open-handed
and generous, who spends money free
ly when he has it, who doesn't know
the value of money!" who only es-
teens it for the good it can do, who
believes in the lively shilling. and al
ways does his best to make it lively,
who can't hoard up money for the life
of him, who gets it and spends it, and
then gets more to spend, so that all of
US may get little of it, who doesn't
put down every cent he lets friend
haze, as though he was q money
lender. who, if he has only one dollar
in the world will let you have ninety
cents of it if you ask for it; good,
whole-souled, generous fellow, who
knows no more and cares no more
about money than a pig does about
Greek, and he is little hard up, and
wants to borrow ten dollars of you for
few days-my boy, don't you lend
him cent: don't lend him cent. Eth?
Do l want you to be mean, close-fsted,
stingy. weighing all friendship and
good fellowship on the scales of the
money lender? Oh no, my boy, /
didn't say any thing of the kind. l
said, and l repeat it, .'don't lend him
cent l don't want you to be mean,
I only want you to be business-like
Give him ten dollars, if you have it to
subscribe and feel like it; give him
what money you can spare, and your
heart and mead justify You in giving,
but never lend that kind of a man a
dollar. Only lend money where there
is at least a remote possibility of its
being paid back. That's all. You NAV
go, now. BY the way, took care of
that note of Jack Merrihart's that you
didn't tell me any thing about; it's all
right now, only don't lend Jack any
more than You can afford to give him.
A man who has no idea of the value of
his own money has just as little COM
prehension of the value of yours. -
BurdettS. in Brooklyn EaQle.
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INGENIOUS THIEVES.

How They Utilise Shoe Butteoefs In the
Course q Their B1siness.
It IL . singular fact that nine out OF
ten Of the .'bums" and tramps brought
into the station-house have on their
persons a shOe-buttoner. No matter
what kind of shoes they wear still they
have one of these simple instru-
ments. Lieutenant Handbook decided
to make collection of shoe-buttoners
taken from the prisoners brought into
Bremen Street Station. In seven days
they numbered eighteen. and like
young ladies do with their strings OF
buttons, he attached them together :.
He has now a chain some three feet in
length. A peculiar thing is that the
hook end is bent into a variety Of
shapes. This penchant for having but
toners attracted the attention Of the
detectives long ago. and it was quite a
while before they ''tumbled' as the
slang phrase goes 1t happened to
strike some bright-minded lily" that
the little instrument. usually very 1exi-
BILE, could be made to do the work of a
skeleton key as far as the locks in COM
mon use are concerned. In reality
the shoe-buttoner. to all intents and
purposes, was converted into a burg
lars tool, and still could be readily
passed off as a necessary implement in
arranging ones toilet. The possession
of a skeleton key is a serious offense
and carries with conviction a penal
term. The law. however, can not
regard the shoe-buttoner as contra
band article. and still the evil-intended
are as well fortified with it as with the
Burglars favorite tool, since, when
properly shaped, it does the work
equally as we'll. The expert can pick
a lock with one of these little iron
hooks with as much facility as if he
had skeleton key, and yet if caught
with it in his possession enjoys immu-
D:ty from the statute covering the
offense. Usually when one of these
instruments is found on a prisoners
person it is thrown away, or perhaps,
given back. if the owner is released.
No doubt in the course of a year several
hundred are taken up by the police.
The amount of theft that could be
traced to them would very probably
prove startling. Cincinnati Enquirer.